Chicago's "Divine and Princely Realms" of Asian Faiths, Ends on April 28

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Tahlib

Indian, Orissa, Krishna and Brahma, Late 19th/early 20th century,
Folio from the tenth book of a manuscript of the Bhagavata Purana, tempera .

ILLINOIS--- The Smart Museum of Art's exhibition of nine works, "Divine and Princely Realms: Indian Art from the Permanent Collection" is enough to leave you completely satisfied by the complexity. Traditional art from the Indian sub-continent reveals the region’s layers of history and unique racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity. Divine and Princely Realms also explores how India’s distinct art was molded over time by the region’s major religions—Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, and Jain faiths among others—and influenced by the patronage of its Mughal kings and Hindu princes. The exhibition which opened in December, ends this month on April 28.